80's cartoons - did they have/leave an impact on YOU??

I think the cartoons of the 80s for the most part were basically good vs evil. They made me want to fight and go to war because it was defiantely glorified. I also think they all had messages to them and a story line. Good always wins. Cartoons are more of a weird mind f@%$ now I dont get them at all .guess I am getting old. But I do have to say that after watching GI Joe or MASK or Transformers I wanted to go outside and play, Pretend I was Snake eyes or Storm Shadow So that was a good thing. Kids now are glued to the tube for days upon days and nothing modivates them like cartoons did me.

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If you think about it the 80's cartoons were there to spur the imagination and sell toys. Today's cartoons seem to be brain warping mindlessness. If GI Joe piqued my interest in the military then what does Spongebob working as a lifeguard at a underwater beach do? Take '___'?

Almost makes me wonder if the generation coming up will all be clinically insane.

Originally posted by schrodingers dog
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Don't get me started.

Btw MCoG1980, have you heard?

thankyou

Originally posted by MikeboydUS
reply to post by ironjello

 

If you think about it the 80's cartoons were there to spur the imagination and sell toys. Today's cartoons seem to be brain warping mindlessness. If GI Joe piqued my interest in the military then what does Spongebob working as a lifeguard at a underwater beach do? Take '___'?

Almost makes me wonder if the generation coming up will all be clinically insane.

In agreement with you both, the cartoons just aren't inspiring the kids to use thier imaginations or think for themselves like the 80's ones. Where we just lucky or did they get wise to the fact that the old cartoons inspired children to use their imaginations and think?

Originally posted by MikeboydUS
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If you think about it the 80's cartoons were there to spur the imagination and sell toys.

That is as true as true gets.

Much research went into this as the characters were created for Tcats and Shawks. In fact contracts between studios and toy companies are signed before any episode sees the light of day.

Additionally, and I don't know if this is true anymore, the FCC had "social" requirements during the 80's. If you remember most cartoons of the time always had a "message" for the kids at the end of every episode.

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Yeah, i remember those, the lead charcter would give you the moral of the story. Thought about that at the time too, i'd also worked the whole Merchandise and TV connection. If i saw a great tv show you just knew you could get a toy for it before you'd even seen an advert.

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I wonder what the social requirements are now?

The modern cartoons look like drug induced trips. Some of them even have wonky lights and symbols that remind me of cult brainwashing.

Nothing in them make any sense. It seems the wackier and more mindless they are the more children like them. "Here kids load up on corn syrup, fluoride and artificial sweetener while you fry your brain away with moron inducing lights and colors."

Between that crap and TXT MSG illiteracy seems like the movie Idiocracy is almost prophecy.

My cartoons never needed a plot. I was all about Tom and Jerry and The Three Stooges. Oohh and don't forget Coyote, now where did I put that anvil.

Nope, I'm not violent at all....

Originally posted by MikeboydUS
reply to post by schrodingers dog

 

I wonder what the social requirements are now?

The modern cartoons look like drug induced trips. Some of them even have wonky lights and symbols that remind me of cult brainwashing.

Nothing in them make any sense. It seems the wackier and more mindless they are the more children like them. "Here kids load up on corn syrup, fluoride and artificial sweetener while you fry your brain away with moron inducing lights and colors."

Between that crap and TXT MSG illiteracy seems like the movie Idiocracy is almost prophecy.

Makes you think if thats were it all went wrong? Respect i mean. Dont get me wrong, and i dont want to sound like a grumpy old git but the kids of today just dont respect their parents like they used to. I noticed that firstly in my sister who was born 1989, and noticed more and more kids that have adopted the same attitude over the years until it is now commonplace.

I bought the complete set of cities of gold got my kids watching now ,did'nt think anyone would remember ulyses.

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They lack respect and the concept of a team. The youth have overblown egos and zero empathy. Its like a generation of up and coming narcissistic psychopaths.

One thing I liked about the older cartoons, was the value of the team and team work. GI Joe, Thundercats, Transformers, TMNT, MASK, and others all had a formula which included a team and often a clear leader who was respected.

The new shows don't have any organization or order in them. Everything is whimsical nonsense with no real goals or objectives. Even older simple cartoons, the talking animal toons, WB, Hanna Barbara, and Disney all had goals even if they were simple ones.

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I was already too old for cartoons to have an impact on me in the 80's. But I did see how they affected my brothers live-in house maid's kid. Thundercats; the brat had to have everyone of those GD toys. Several years later, his half siblings destroyed them and so did the dog with parts sticking out of it's poop outside.

I got to watch what the kids watched when I was stuck watching the kids. Smurfs and Ducktales along with the same other cartoon movies over and over again like 101 Dalmations....I hated that movie.

Tom and Jerry and those other classics seemed to have a certain amount of adult humor. Weren't these originally shown before movies and during intermissions also?

I used to watch afternoon cartoons when I was a kid after school. Flintstones, Jetsons and Speed racer.........I think.

What cartoons did for me was basically enjoy them much more than I ever could with homework. My father used to tell me I would never amount to anything, so I guess it didn't matter anyway.

Originally posted by aleon1018
Thundercats; the brat had to have everyone of those GD toys. Several years later, his half siblings destroyed them and so did the dog with parts sticking out of it's poop outside.

Hey now. Those GD toys paid for my suspect education, cars, bail money, habs, rehabs, etc.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Not all 80s cartoons were that deep but many were. I don't know if you have seen modern kids cartoons but the majority are plain stupid. They have really gotten dumb down.

The Smurfs had a huge impact on me.

I totally dig blue chicks and skip around all day in a white hat going "tra, la... la la la la, la... la la la la...".

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Not after the other kids and dog got a hold of them in my house. I recall when I was a kid that some guy was really interested in the neighbors tricked out upside down tricycle. He was wearing a suit and had a notepad he writing on. A year or so later, they came out with the big wheel.

When I saw the guy at our High School reunion, he was still talking about suing them over it. (as if)

voltron left me a good impression.... awesome show



told me to do the right thing no matter what

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it seems cartoons in the 80s had more maturity and truth to them then most television shows today lol.. they treated children like adults and did not talk down to them.. Another great show was duck tales.. which dealt with lots of real life issues.. heck even one episode dealt with inflation... another great show






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I always liked He-man, Johnny quest, gummy bears and captain N/mario bros! Oh and who can forget Transformers. I dont know if it was because of these i am who i am, but I know I have a longing to learn more...my quest for knowledge is never done. Also, im a kind, shy guy, but can make friends easy. I think they kinda helped me grow up, and i had something to relate to

Does anyone recall the 80's toon, The Wuzzels?

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I was born in 89 but granddad had some eps on tape. I damn near wore the tape out.


The theme


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